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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. C51000 Bronze

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
250 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
7.0 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
12 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5